USCIS Offers Measures Available to Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey

To help individuals affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now offers the following immigration services (upon request on a case-by-case basis):

Changing a nonimmigrant status or extending a nonimmigrant stay for an individual currently in the United States. Failure to apply for the extension or change before expiration of the authorized period of admission may be excused if the delay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond individual’s control;